[rockrr]

The south’s land and everything they helped pay for belonged to the north?

That's not what DoodleDawg said - or implied. But federal property was federal property and not the states to convert. You need to work on your analogies - they bear no relationship to reality.

[MountainWalker]

So federal property not only includes the state land beneath your feet but every single thing you ever paid for. Ok buddy. Hope your wife never dumps you. You’ll be in for a rude awakening for how much of her stuff is actually yours.